Guide Science Ast. Grade 3 Sec VI-VII - Oct

COLEGIO ANGLO MEXICANO DE COYOACÁN

S E C U N D A R I A

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CICLO ESCOLAR 2016-2017

GUIDE

ASTRONOMY

Nombre del alumno: ____________________________________Grupo:_________

Fecha: _________________     

I.              DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions on the lines provided

a.      In what way did people in ancient cultures mark the passage of time?

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b.      What was Ptolemy’s theory of the universe?

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c.      Define Astronomy

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II.            DIRECTIONS: Match the correct definition with the correct term. Write the letter in the space provided

1.       An imaginary point directly above an observer’s head.         A. zenith

2.       The line where the sky and the Earth appear to meet.            B. celestial equator

3.       The angle between an object in the sky and the horizon.      C. horizon

4.       An imaginary sphere that surrounds the Earth.                          D. altitude

5.       An imaginary extension of the Earth’s equator into space.     E. celestial sphere

III.           DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions by circling one of the multiple choices shown below

1.       The length of a day is based on the amount of time that:

a.      Earth takes to orbit the sun one time.

b.      Earth takes to rotate once on its axis.

c.      The moon takes to orbit Earth one time.

d.      The moon takes to rotate once on its axis.

2.       According to _____ , Earth is at the centre of the universe.

a.      The Ptolemaic theory

b.      Copernicus’s theory

c.      Galileo’s theory

d.      None of the above

3.       _______________ determines which stars you see in the sky.

a.      Your latitude

b.      The time of the year

c.      The time of the night

d.      All of the above

 

IV.           NAMED THE TELESCOPES.  

V.            LABEL THE CELESTIAL SPHERE.

Zenith  -  Celestial North Pole  -  Right Ascension  Declination South  -  Capricorn Tropic

A)   WRITE THE EARTH DECLINATION: ___________________